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May 18 20222022-05-18 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20102010-09-29February 09 20132013-02-09July 12 20122012-07-12A photograph of an evening arati in a temple-like room with white walls and a red-brown painted band. On the left, a bearded man with grey hair wears a white kurta and a yellow shawl, holding a silver-toned vessel with yellow and red flowers and green leaves. In the centre, a young man in an orange sleeveless robe with a long gold-beaded garland holds a brass oil lamp and is absorbed in the arati. To the right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes stands with hands held together. Several other orange-clad devotees and a figure in yellow stand behind.2010-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-hall ritual in an open, covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-washed walls. A priest with a bare chest and grey hair, wearing an orange dhoti and a red shawl with gold border, holds a brass tray of green leaves toward a man seated on an orange cushioned chair. That seated man wears an orange robe, a white-and-cream garland of flowers, a white tilak and white markings on his arms, with long dark hair swept back; he appears to be a person receiving the offering, with his long swept-back hair, orange robe and flower garland as the qualifying cues. Another orange-robed man stands behind, and seated devotees in white and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari sit on the floor, with a red mat below. A standing man in a white shirt watches at right, and framed photographs hang on the wall behind.2010-07-21October 06 20112011-10-06Smiling man in saffron-orange robe wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large beads, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet on the wrist, and a red bindi, reaching out to shake hands with an older man in a white shirt at the left edge. Behind them, two shaved-headed monks in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings smile, and a bald man in saffron stands in the background of a hall with a maroon curtain and a yellow-papered document held at the right. a person: the smiling central figure wears saffron robes, a heavy gold bead necklace and a rudraksha bracelet, so the candidate is the robed figure greeting the visitor; appearance is consistent but not certain.2013-05-24A group of smiling men in saffron and maroon robes stands together in a plain cream-walled room. The central figure wears a saffron robe, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and holds a small green leaf offering in his hands. Men beside him wear maroon robes, dark rudraksha malas and orange shawls, some with glasses.2014-03-15February 08 20132013-02-08A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wearing a red shawl with embroidered floral motifs, a hand extended over a silver plate held by a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, wearing gold-beaded ceremonial necklaces. The seated figure has long dark hair and a red garment. Behind them, a few people in orange and white stand or kneel near draped tables and framed pictures on a pale wall. The plate holds a yellowish offering. Visible people: the priest, the seated figure, and about three others in the background, one kneeling in white. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and red attire on a throne, and a person candidate in a ritual setting; the priest's appearance does not qualify.2012-07-21